Prostitute testifies Ken Konias paid her $2,000 a day after fleeing to Florida

The prosecution presented evidence Thursday to challenge the claim by Ken Konias Jr. that his killing of fellow Garda employee Michael Haines was self-defense and that his fleeing with money from their armored truck was a panicked afterthought.

Witness Emily Pollino testified that Konias paid her $2,000 a day for her services as a prostitute while they were living together in Florida before he was arrested there.

Pollino told the court that Konias "told me he robbed a casino in Pennsylvania." She said Konias told her he did it because "his family needed money and his dad was sick." Pollino also testified that Konias told her it was his partner who shot someone and that the robbery was like one depicted in the movie "The Town."

The prosecution also showed security camera video from two locations. Video from the Rivers Casino showed Konias initially loading bags of money into the back of the armored truck as he inventoried the bags with a scanner and provided a casino employee with a printed scanner receipt. The video then showed him moving the same bags of money from the back of the truck to the middle section, which is not normal procedure.

Security camera video from the Home Depot in Ross Township showed his Garda armored truck pulling into an overflow parking area after a money pickup and sitting there for a few minutes before pulling off. The prosecution said it was during that interlude that Konias shot and killed Haines.

The casino video and the testimony of casino employees and Home Depot employees indicate the truck's money scanner was working without any problems. Konias claims that Haines was angry and began fighting with him because the scanner was malfunctioning.

Konias sometimes smiled and smirked when friends also testified about receiving phone calls from him shortly after police said the shooting and heist took place.

Patrick McGinley said Konias called and him and asked, "What if I told you you never had to work again?" McGinley said he then asked Konias, "Did you kill someone?" After a long pause, Konias replied, "Yeah," said McGinley.

Konias also phoned Mark Majorsky, telling him he'd messed up and "his life was over." Majorsky testified Konias made him guess what was wrong, eventually admitting he'd shot someone.

Slideshow: New evidence photos from Strip District armored car heist

Slideshow: New evidence photos from Strip District armored car heist

Ken Konias Jr., 24, of Dravosburg, is on trial for the death of Michael Haines and the theft of $2.3 million from an armored car in the Strip District.

The following three photos show the inside of the Garda armored truck after the killing of Michael Haines. The prosecution used these as evidence to show that the truck was undisturbed and there could not have been a struggle, as the defense claimed.

The following three photos show the inside of the Garda armored truck after the killing of Michael Haines. The prosecution used these as evidence to show that the truck was undisturbed and there could not have been a struggle, as the defense claimed.

The following three photos show the inside of the Garda armored truck after the killing of Michael Haines. The prosecution used these as evidence to show that the truck was undisturbed and there could not have been a struggle, as the defense claimed.

Here are photos of some of the cash and other items that police recovered after Konias was arrested.

These freeze-frame images from a security video camera at the Garda Cash Logistics parking lot were presented as evidence at the trial. They show Konias running to his personal SUV.

Another freeze-frame security image.

Here are some more evidence pictures from the trial of Ken Konias Jr. These are police photos of the armored car under the 31st Street Bridge.

Michael Haines

The Broward County Sheriff's Office said Ken Konias was arrested at a home on SW Eighth Street in Pompano Beach, Fla.

Ken Konias Jr. (left)

Ken Konias Jr.

Ken Konias Jr.

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